Hideaki: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Hideaki – Meaning: shining excellence – Origin: Japanese – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: hee-deh-AH-kee


Hideaki is a Japanese boy's name meaning “shining excellence”. It appears in our list of 175+ Japanese Baby Boy Names That Are Strong and Serene.

Meaning & Origin of Hideaki

Meaning: Shining excellence.

Origin: Japanese.

Source: Wikipedia.

How to Pronounce Hideaki

Phonetic: hee-deh-AH-kee   IPA: /çide.açi/

Popularity of Hideaki

Hideaki doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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